Rickwood Field
Built by local industrialist A. H. "Rick" Woodward, Rickwood
Field served as home to the Birmingham Barons and Birmingham
Black Barons for most of the 20th century. Recognized as "America's
Oldest Baseball Park," Rickwood Fields is now home to Birmingham's
high school teams as well as men's amateur teams and numerous
tournaments. Springtime in Birmingham features the Birmingham
Barons' vintage "Rickwood Classic" game each year between the
Barons and a Southern League opponent. The Friends of Rickwood
organization has responsibility for the preservation, restoration
and revitalization of this living museum of Southern baseball. From
Willie Mays to Ty Cobb to Babe Ruth to Dizzy Dean to Walt Dropo
and Reggie Jackson, Rickwood field has experienced baseball
at its finest for more than one hundred years.
Submitted by @LostToHistory